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Targeting and Crossing the Blood-Brain Barrier with Extracellular Vesicles.
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281 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 500 citations in OpenAlex.
- The diagnostic accuracy of exosomes for glioma: A meta-analysis.Biomolecules & biomedicine · 2025Pooled it
- Advances in the study of exosomes in cardiovascular diseases.Journal of advanced research · 2024Pooled it
- Exosomes in brain diseases: Mechanisms, advances, and perspectives.Bioactive materials · 2027Review
- Astrocyte-derived extracellular vesicle phosphorylated TDP-43 as a blood-based biomarker for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.Neurobiology of disease · 2026Article
- From Cell-Derived Vesicles to Hybrid Nanovectors: Biological Membranes as Functional Blueprints for Gene Delivery.Advanced healthcare materials · 2026Review
- Hit the bull's eye: Engineered extracellular vesicles for targeted therapy.Bioactive materials · 2026Review
- Current status of extracellular vesicle technology in industrialization and commercialization.Discover nano · 2026Review
- Anti-Glioma Agents and Hyperbaric Oxygen for Prospective Therapeutic Approaches.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Review
- Delivering the Gut to the Brain: Drug Delivery Strategies for Microbiota-Derived Therapeutics in Depression.Pharmaceutics · 2026Review
- Synaptobrevin-2 Containing Extracellular Vesicles Are Rapidly Incorporated Into Mammalian Neurons via a Dynamin-Dependent Pathway.Journal of neurochemistry · 2026Article
- Extracellular Vesicle-Associated IL4 Displays Enhanced Anti-Inflammatory Properties in Microglial Cells.Journal of extracellular biology · 2026Article
- Small Extracellular Vesicles from Neural Cells: Physiological and Pathological Roles, and Potential in Neurodegenerative Therapy.Advanced healthcare materials · 2026Review
- Liver-nervous system axis: pathways, dysregulation, and translational perspectives.Journal of neuroinflammation · 2026Review
- Extracellular vesicles from wild-type Epstein-Barr virus-transformed B-cells export host DNA and EBV EBER1.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2026Article
- Plasma extracellular vesicle proteins biomarker for cerebral small vessel disease related cognitive impairment.Alzheimer's research & therapy · 2026Article
- Extracellular Vesicle-Associated miRNAs in Glioblastoma: Mechanisms, Biomarkers, Therapies, and Links to Neurodegeneration.Cancers · 2026Review
- Exercise-associated microRNA programs as candidate modulators and biomarkers in glioblastoma: a narrative review.Discover oncology · 2026Review
- Consequences of irradiation on blood-brain tumor barrier model of Diffuse Midline Glioma: characterization of physical and metabolic properties.Fluids and barriers of the CNS · 2026Article
- Extracellular Vesicle-Based Biomarkers in Spinal Cord Injury: A State-of-the-Art Review on Diagnostic and Prognostic Advances.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Review
- Exploiting the role of milk extracellular vesicles: a comprehensive analysis on isolation methods, characterization, surface modifications, and their therapeutic applications.Journal of nanobiotechnology · 2026Review
221 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
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5 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
The blood-brain barrier (BBB) is one of the most complex and selective barriers in the human organism. Its role is to protect the brain and preserve the homeostasis of the central nervous system (CNS). The central elements of this physical and physiological barrier are the endothelial cells that form a monolayer of tightly joined cells covering the brain capillaries. However, as endothelial cells regulate nutrient delivery and waste product elimination, they are very sensitive to signals sent by surrounding cells and their environment. Indeed, the neuro-vascular unit (NVU) that corresponds to the assembly of extracellular matrix, pericytes, astrocytes, oligodendrocytes, microglia and neurons have the ability to influence BBB physiology. Extracellular vesicles (EVs) play a central role in terms of communication between cells. The NVU is no exception, as each cell can produce EVs that could help in the communication between cells in short or long distances. Studies have shown that EVs are able to cross the BBB from the brain to the bloodstream as well as from the blood to the CNS. Furthermore, peripheral EVs can interact with the BBB leading to changes in the barrier's properties. This review focuses on current knowledge and potential applications regarding EVs associated with the BBB.
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